NEET 2022 Exam Duration Increased: Check latest changes

NEET 2022 notification has released on April 6, 2022. As per the notification, the duration of the exam has been increased. Earlier, the exam used to be conducted for 3 hours duration. However, the exam will be now conducted for a total of 3 hours and 20 minutes (200 minutes) duration. This is a vital change brought by the board by adding 20 more minutes to the overall exam duration which is very helpful for the students. As per the notification, the NEET 2022 exam will be conducted on July 17, 2022. The online registration for the exam has already started on April 6th, 2022.

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Apart from the time duration, there have not been any changes in the NEET 2022 exam pattern. The paper will be conducted in the offline (pen & paper) mode as usual. The candidates will have to mark their answers using a ball pen on the OMR sheets provided. The paper will be divided into multiple sections for all the subjects. Section A for each subject will consist of 35 marks and section B for each subject will consist of 15 questions. The total number of questions for the exam will be 720. For each correct answer, 4 marks will be awarded and for each incorrect answer, 1 mark will be deducted. 0 marks will be awarded for unattended questions.

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It has been speculated that the extension of time duration for the NEET 2022 exam is to provide the students with more leniency in the test and to help them attempt more questions. Along with the notification, the board has also released the revised syllabus for all the subjects. The candidates can download the syllabus PDF by visiting the official website of NEET. 

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